Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Co-sleeping -- dangerous?

Just saw a tweet from the LATimesCityDesk that 42 deaths of young children in L.A. in 2007 were blamed on "co-sleeping." When our daughter was an infant, there were times we were so exhausted that she slept in our bed all night, but most times I'd roll over and put her in the bassinet next to our bed.

However, I did have times when she lay between my husband and me that I'd think, "Boy, all I'd have to do is roll over and, in my complete exhaustion, not even notice I was on top of her face and that would be IT." Fortunately, being the hyper-alert light sleeper I am, it never happened.

The pros and cons of co-sleeping and the family bed are really passionate issues for many parents. As a fan of Ferber (and a slow learner who had to start the process twice before it took SO WELL), I still maintain that families should do whatever works best for them.

But that begs the question, ARE there dangers that came with co-sleeping? Any of you moms out there who might stumble over this blog and have some knowledge to share, please do so. I'd love to hear from you. And in the meantime, I'll be googling this issue myself.

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Can MarcomMom--she of the former high-tech marcom life, now of the work-at-home mothering existence--save the day with perfectionism and sheer will? Or will this blog help her save herself? Let's find out, shall we?